Saturday, May 30, 2015

Editorial: Climb aboard community effort to make Q-Cs best it can be

Editorial
The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus


Some call it one of the most important conversations our bistate region will ever have.

Fortunately, as the folks driving this discussion which will be used to craft a plan for a better Quad-Cities future recently discovered, there are plenty of people in all sectors of our community ready to take part in the dialogue.



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Sunday, May 24, 2015

Q-C takes novel approach to regional strategy


Greg R. Veon, Publisher | Jan Touney, Executive Editor | Bill Wundram, Associate Editor
John Blunk, Advertising sales | John Wetzel, Community member | Mark Ridolfi, Editorial Page Editor
Quad-City Times

Put two Quad-Citians on barstools and you’re bound to get two opinions about our community and its future.

Assemble a dozen for that discussion and expect a dozen different viewpoints.

Survey 3,589 and clearer trends emerge.

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Study: Q-C has many assets, faces key challenges




The Quad-Cities has a compelling array of assets but nonetheless trails in benchmark areas and "risks falling further behind high-performing economies due to a number of key challenges," a new draft report released Thursday said.

The 55-page Draft Competitive Assessment was authored by an Atlanta-based consultant and guided by a coalition of area business, non-profit and government organizations which are trying to put together a regional vision strategy for the area.



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